corporation
/ˌkɔː.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
"corporation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“corporation” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #2,524 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,524
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corporation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkɔː.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #2,524 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “corporation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for corporation is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌkɔː.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,524 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for corporation, with forms such as "ccorporation", "coproration", and "coropration". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "corporations", "coronation", "coloration", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English corporacion, corporation, from Late Latin corporatio (“assumption of a body”), from Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare (“to form into a body”); see corporate. (protruding belly): Perhaps a play on the word corpulence. The correct English form is corporation, spelled C-O-R-P-O-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.
- 2The municipal governing body of a borough or city.
- 3In Fascist Italy, a joint association of employers' and workers' representatives.
- 4A protruding belly.
Etymology
From Middle English corporacion, corporation, from Late Latin corporatio (“assumption of a body”), from Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare (“to form into a body”); see corporate. (protruding belly): Perhaps a play on the word corpulence.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccorporation,coproration,coropration,corpoartion,corporaiton,corporasion,corporatino,corporationn,corporatoin,corporattion,corporration,corportaion,corpporation,corproation,corrporation,croporation,ocrporation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of corporation - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “corporation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-R-P-O-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌkɔː.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “corporations” - see the side-by-side comparison. corporation vs corporations
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.